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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Jew influenced Matthews after he returned to New York?
(a) Rabbi Adelstine.
(b) Mordecai Manuel Noah.
(c) Mordecai Maidanik.
(d) Mordecai Aaronson.

2. When did Sarah and Elijah marry?
(a) 1822.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1823.

3. Why did Matthews not introduce himself to Joseph Smith under his real name?
(a) Joseph Smith didn't want any competitive preachers.
(b) He wanted to infiltrate the Mormons.
(c) He was escaping jail time.
(d) He was infamous in New York.

4. What part of New York did Elijah and Sarah help prostitutes at?
(a) Two Points.
(b) Five Points.
(c) Six Points.
(d) Three Points.

5. When was Elijah born?
(a) 1766.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1786.
(d) 1789.

6. What did Elijah think his purpose was after hearing God's voice?
(a) Prepare the world for the Second Coming.
(b) To create a new country.
(c) To give his wealth to the Church.
(d) To follow Matthews.

7. Who refused to talk to Elijah after Sarah's death?
(a) His brother, Martin.
(b) God.
(c) Katy.
(d) His father in law.

8. When did Matthews beat a woman according to historical evidences?
(a) 1813.
(b) 1814.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1811.

9. How many of his sons did Matthews lose to illness between 1816 and 1819?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

10. What type of evangelical person was Elijah?
(a) A Mormon.
(b) A Finneyite.
(c) A Unionist.
(d) A Catholic.

11. What was Matthews' convinced of after God told him to stop shaving?
(a) He must become a street preacher.
(b) He must save prostitutes.
(c) He must become like sinners.
(d) He must save his family from God's wrath.

12. Why was Matthews released after being arrested for domestic abuse?
(a) Lack of evidence.
(b) Good behavior.
(c) It was not illegal.
(d) Lack of testimony.

13. Who did Elijah open a mercantile store with?
(a) Robert Matthews.
(b) John Steinbrenner.
(c) Benjamin Globle.
(d) Martha Kirk.

14. What did Matthews do after abandoning his family?
(a) He went to Utah.
(b) He went to western New York State.
(c) He went to the asylum.
(d) He went to Kirtland.

15. When did Matthews leave the farm to live with a carpenter?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1806.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Matthews choose for himself after abandoning his family?

2. What did Matthews open in Manhattan a year or two after moving with the carpenter?

3. What did Matthews do after failing to convince his wife to follow him?

4. When did Matthews knock on Elijah's door?

5. What name did Matthews use to introduce himself to Joseph Smith?

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